Unfortunately, the labor pool the Vatican has drawn from for the last 40 years has been uncomfortably European in sentiment. Leads to all kinds of these cringe- inducing moments.

Just wait until the African clerics continue their rise in seniority through the ranks. Should coincide nicely with the vigorous conservatism the Church is going to need if it doesn't want to be forced to relocate to Avignon again.

The Cardinal also compared the fence to the Berlin Wall, but there is a HUGE difference between the two--I think someone needs to remind the Cardinal that the Berlin Wall was built by the government to keep people IN. The US government isn't building the fence along the border to keep US Citizens from leaving the US.